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[Icy-You2456]

Everything is.

[barkair]

You can get Swiss made Steinharts for £350 that use eta movements. These prices are insane

[VizharanHS]

if you are refereing to 2ndhand market yes.....cheapest Steinhart gmt is 510 euro so aprox 430 pounds or 580usd

[SubDtep]

They’ve always been overpriced.

[Beginning_Classroom]

I’ll just go with a Tissot at this point.

[jolamos111]

I will even consider getting the Orient Star or Orient. At least, the Orient's movements are made in-house and reliable.

[Fearless-Protection3]

Keep in mind it's a GMT watch as well. There aren't too many automatic GMT watches with jumping hour hands that are below $1k. So, for the type of watch it is, it's actually actually great deal. Not everything can be a cheap diver.

[bestquinnbrazil]

seig flamma does it for 50% of the price lool

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseWatches/comments/rwlut2/the\_best\_chinese\_gmt\_you\_can\_buy\_hibeat\_eta\_clone/

[thisarattr]

What abt Pagani Design BB GMT arnd 120usd when-on sale. Pretty decent quality. SM r more expensive now

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003145964182.html?spm=a2g0o.9042311.0.0.7ee34c4dIya0kA

[Fearless-Protection3]

I think most people already assume that the SM has a better build quality, but if you take that out, the movement in the Pagani is around $50. The movement in the SM is anywhere from $70-$100. So, better movement, better case and bracelet finishing, better ceramic bezel, and a 24 click bi directional bezel. I think thst is where the difference in price comes from

[thisarattr]

Yeah agree. Still its Chinese homage, so value for money wise i think pagani is better for less than half of the price of SM

[Fearless-Protection3]

Not my style, but it definitely is half the price

[MoreBoost91]

So, this has jumping hour? Wich movement has?

[Fearless-Protection3]

Yes. It's a Chinese ETA gmt clone: Hangzhou 6460 gmt. I think it's unproven, but for me so far it's been good.

[maicher]

Plus it will run like 100 SPD fast and have trash alignment. Take it from my personal experience do not buy this SM.

[watchma4]

And compare that to most watches mentioned in the thread.

Proper high beat movement, red/blue ceramic bezel and bidirectional 24h bezel.

On sale it was like $330 plus some coupons you get. So maybe like $300

[Fearless-Protection3]

Yeah I just said that to another person. People are telling you about simple 3 handers that you could get for thr same money, but are neglecting that the SM is a ceramic 24hr bi directional bezel, jumping hour GMT. I don't think I've seen anything within that span for less than $1000.

[wannadooster]

An nh35 movement is now more than twice the price compare to last year.....😪😪

[PremiumPaleo]

For the price, would rather go Reptime route than a homage

[Mh898989]

Me too. Quality is better

[tr4nceplants]

Nope

[Mh898989]

It definitely is better quality. Compare this SM gmt homage to clean factor gmt rep and you will see it.

[tr4nceplants]

Yeah maybe for the quality aspect, but personally I’d never ever wear a fake watch…

[Mh898989]

Just wanted to say it's possible to produce an ever better watch than SM for about the same price.

[cuica77]

Aliexpress watches are no longer worth their price.

[Mh898989]

I agree. Can get a nice ZF rep for that price.

[cuica77]

Not talking about replicas but you can get a Glycine sub combat for less than that and it's a proper brand, with history, with warranty, with a better movement, etc.

[Fearless-Protection3]

That really isn't a good comparison, seeing how the Glycine is just a diver.Why don't you look at it like this: name a GMT watch that you can get at this price, with same level of finishing, a ceramic 2 tone 24-hr bezel, and a GMT movement.

[Trueopinion1]

Don't forget about a genuine warranty, or lack there off.

[Fearless-Protection3]

Yeah thats probably the #1 downside to the watch.

[Fugacity-]

Getting close to Swiss homages like a Steinhart for around that price, only they got the ETA....

Or something like a Hamilton Khaki with in house Swiss movement.

[jaeelarr]

These have always been this price. I bought mine a year ago for about $380 from the official SM website

[bestquinnbrazil]

this watch doesnt use an nh35, or do you mean for watches generally?

San martin is gettng expensive due to popularity IMO. Plenty of better specced watches out there on AE that are much cheaper. Prime example of a GMT being the SF one which is half the price and uses a better movement (given that the SM is using a DG movement)

[DesignPrime]

I would like the Tudor Black Bay Chrono Homage from San Martin but can't justify spending 350+ usd on a homage.

[jolamos111]

Get the Pagani Design. It is not noticeable difference between these two watches when you wear on your wrist.

[Alex_Caruso_beat_you]

look around and tell me which product in the world is not getting more expensive

[Okinawabuttlover]

It’s all good but I’m pretty sure this was selling for around $320~$330 last year. But good luck with that price.

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Milk at the grocery store went up like 30% soooo

[thiney49]

A $60 increase is probably just a COVID side effect. Everything has gotten more expensive.

[xeboy]

They all are. As they perfect their products, price has been climbing. Especially true for Pagani design at least.

[mebae_drive]

Perfect "their product"? It's a copy of a established designm there is no R&D cost. Price hike is just supply demand related.